Could a Misread Mammogram or Biopsy Have Led to Your Delayed Diagnosis?
The most important factor in treating breast cancer is catching it early. Unfortunately, all too many women who go to their doctors with symptoms of breast cancer are not diagnosed promptly, and their cancers advance to higher stages before they start getting treatment.
At The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., our New York City breast cancer misdiagnosis attorneys help women and their families hold negligent primary care physicians, radiologists, pathologists and surgeons accountable for the serious harm caused by their failure to diagnose breast cancer.
Our lead attorney, David Perecman, has been practicing New York medical malpractice law for more than 30 years. Our lawyers serve clients in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island and Westchester. To set up a free consultation, contact us today.
Holding Doctors Accountable for Professional Negligence
If a woman communicates to her doctor about symptoms that suggest the presence of breast cancer, her doctor should order appropriate tests, which may include a mammogram, an ultrasound and/or a biopsy. Those test results must then be read and interpreted carefully.
Unfortunately, many doctors downplay the symptoms of breast cancer, especially in younger women and other patients who do not have as many risk factors for cancer.
When a woman is told that a lump is a cyst, another benign growth or a fluid buildup, she may miss out on important treatment until her cancer has gotten worse. What started as a relatively treatable Stage 1 cancer can become a more serious Stage 2, 3 or 4 cancer.
Doctors are trained in the science of diagnosis, and when they do not follow their training, they can be held accountable. If your cancer has gotten worse or a loved one has died as a result of a delayed breast cancer diagnosis, let us put our experience and passion to work for you.
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